Baseball Game Preview: Freedom Patriots vs. Chase Trojans

Freedom is 1-6 against Chase since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Freedom Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Chase Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Freedom is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.

While Freedom didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Avery County on Monday as Freedom made off with a 13-7 win. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won six in a row.

JONAH GRIGGS

Runs Batted In

03/10/25 @ Avery County	3
03/04/25 vs Avery County	2
02/28/25 @ West Caldwell	1
03/28/24 vs Watauga	2
03/19/24 vs Hibriten	1
03/07/24 vs Mitchell	3

JONAH GRIGGS and ZACH CARSON did most of the damage at the plate: GRIGGS scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while CARSON went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. What's more, GRIGGS posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of KADEN MICHAELS, who went 2-for-5 with one home run and four RBI.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Freedom lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Chase didn't have quite enough to beat Hendersonville on Tuesday and fell 4-2. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

This is the second loss in a row for Chase and nudges their season record down to 3-2. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Freedom, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.

Freedom suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Chase in their previous meeting on Wednesday. Will Freedom have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.